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The entry below was cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. For some observers, Don Chiofaro is a character out of Ayn Rand, the larger-than-life developer who muscles aside naysayers to create huge and exciting structures that fulfill his vision. For others, he is simply a bulldog, who insists on…

I came across an article from the November 22, 1922 issue of “The American Architect and Architectural Review” on the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. I’ll reproduce it in three parts over the next few days. Part I: The Lowell Memorial Auditorium was created by an act of legislature authorizing the City…

I am a Michael Jackson fan. I know, he was freaky, but he was a great musician and dancer. But don’t take my word for this…1940/50’s dancing genius Gene Kelly (Singin’ in the Rain) called Jackson the greatest dancer he had ever seen. The King of Pop died one year…

Once again Raytheon brings good news to the economy of the Merrimack Valley. Last week the US government granted Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems a $73 Million contract to upgrade the Patriot Missile System for two partner countries, Taiwan and Kuwait.  The Andover company’s stock increased to $52.31 after the announcement…

This entry was cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The case of Eric Balderas would make a great movie. The child brought to the United States by his Mexican mother, fleeing an abusive father, when he was just four years old. She struggles as a factory worker to care…

Here is… “A virtual tour of the NEW Tsongas Center courtesy of the UMass Lowell River Hawks YouTube Channel…This videos features a fly-over with visual renderings of the new Talon Club Room and Pavilion seating area!” (video description) This video was originally posted by umasslowell

Forty-five years ago this week Bob Dylan recorded Like a Rolling Stone, one of the most significant and beautiful Rock and Roll songs ever written. Several factors make this song so important. Initially, Like a Rolling Stone did not make Columbia Records’ approval. Columbia believed it was too long (6:34)…

We came upon these two dogs when we returned home from walking our own dog at 7 this morning. While they look intimidating, they’re both very friendly and have matching collars but no tags. We put them in our back yard and are trying to track down the owner. We…

SUN reporters wrote about the Innovative Cities Conference yesterday and today. Read Jennifer Myers from today’s paper here, and consider subscribing to the SUN if you appreciate the writing.  Read Dennis Shaughnessey’s story from the Friday paper here.

The entry below was cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. President Obama said many of the right things on Tuesday in his speech on the Gulf oil spill, but there was no sense of satisfaction, much less elation. There was nothing soaring, not even reassuring. It had the feel of…